NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Most companies attending the Recruitment & Retention Conference say they have held on to their human resource professionals as trucking endures the freight recession.
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Recruiting Leaders Say Demand for Truck Drivers Still Strong
Los Angeles Port Head Says Chinese Cranes Pose Security Risk
The head of the port of Los Angeles said Chinese-made cranes pose a potential risk to national security, but a shortage of alternatives makes it challenging to address the vulnerability.
New Container Terminal Planned for 2028 Opening in Maryland
Developers of a new $1 billion container terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Md., say they expect to break ground by the end of next year and open in 2028, creating 1,100 jobs.
J.B. Hunt Forges Intermodal Agreement With Walmart
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Feb. 22 that subsidiary J.B. Hunt Transport has entered into a multiyear intermodal service agreement with Walmart Inc.
NTSB: Negligence Led to 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse
Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge should have been shut down years before its 2022 collapse that injured several commuters, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Feb. 21.
FMCSA Planning New Study on Detention Time
FMCSA is planning an in-depth research study that will analyze data collected by approximately 80 carriers and 2,500 drivers to help determine the frequency and severity of detention time.
Virginia Officials Laud WCS Logistics’ Cold Storage Expansion
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a $27 million cold storage expansion by WCS Logistics along the Interstate 81 trucking corridor in Frederick County.
California Planning $7 Million Landslide Wall at San Clemente
A $7.2 million “catchment wall” will be built at a landslide area in San Clemente, Calif., to hold back the slipping hillside and get passenger train service running to San Diego again.
Biden Plans to Boost Port Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Feb. 21 signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks.
Federal Maritime Commission Sides With IMCC on Dispute
FMC upheld a previous decision that ocean carriers violated federal law when a judge ruled the carriers required trucking companies to use specific intermodal chassis providers.